Prince Charles and Camilla have been caught in a classic Sydney southerly at the city's most famous beach.
Hundreds of locals had to rush to find cover outside the Bondi Pavilion as the heavens opened and thunder boomed.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall pulled up in a car at the back of the Bondi Pavilion in the midst of the storm shortly before 2 pm (AEDT), after enjoying a meal at hot lunchspot Icebergs.
Some people braved the inclement weather to catch a glimpse of the Royal couple, with bikini clad locals and Royalists huddled under umbrellas ignoring the severe weather warning.
At Bondi Charles and Camilla will watch a demonstration of an NRL program for indigenous kids.
Prince Charles began his day greeted by cheers and clapping from hundreds of keen royal watchers at Sydney's Circular Quay.
He then meet with crowds outside the Overseas Passenger Terminal.
He was not accompanied by his other half, with Camilla visiting Victoria Barracks where she was awarded the title of colonel in chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police.
The prince was visiting the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) to meet five Australian designers as part of his role as an ambassador for the Campaign for Wool.
The prince, who was wearing a navy Australian merino wool suit, shook hands and spoke with mums, dads, kids and other royal supporters in the crowd before walking inside the MCA.
Some wished him happy birthday for next week, but royal enthusiast Michelle Haywood was there for a special reason.
Ms Haywood proudly showed the prince the Victoria Cross medals her mother's second husband was awarded in World War II.
'I've had the medals on my shirt, and when he walked past I just mentioned to him of the time he met my mum when he opened the Hall of Valour, and that she sends her love to him,' Ms Haywood said.
'He held my hand and said to pass on his best regards to mum. It was lovely.'
Joanne Keohan from Bundeena brought her daughter and son to Sydney for the special occasion.
'We showed him a picture of the Queen with my children when we met her a month ago in England,' Ms Keohan said.
'He said 'What's this?' and they said 'We met your mum!'
'He said 'I'll tell her we saw her photo'.'
Meanwhile the Duchess of Cornwall has been appointed the inaugural colonel in chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police in a parade at Sydney's Victoria Barracks.
More than 100 military police formed a royal guard to honour the appointment in bright, humid conditions at the Paddington barracks on Friday.
The duchess, whose father was a British Army officer, inspected the troops and was due to meet military police and their families in a private meeting after the parade.
'This is a significant milestone and a proud moment in the 96-year history of our corps,' said army Provost Marshal Lieutenant Colonel Murray Heron.
The RACMP is a small, highly trained corps providing command and police support to the Australian Defence Force around the world.
Its law enforcement role is seen as a critical component of the military justice system.
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